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    The economic impact of hunting in the Limpopo Province

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    2015
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    Van der Merwe, Peet
    Saayman, Melville
    Rossouw, Riaan
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    This study evaluated the economic impact of hunting on the regional economy of South Africa's Limpopo Province. Data on biltong hunting was derived from a national survey conducted in 2009 and data on trophy hunting from the Professional Hunting Association of South Africa (PHASA). Using the input-output (social accounting matrix) and multiplier analyses, we found that the direct economic impact of hunting in the regional economy of the Limpopo Province, as a result of increased expenditure, exceeded R669 million (US83.6 million). This direct impact resulted in a total economic impact in the order of R1.2 billion (US150 million) and consequently in a multiplier effect of 1.76. With regard to employment, we estimated that some 8 382 jobs, in addition to those of the employees directly involved, may be dependent upon hunting in the province, which supports the notion that this is a viable and important sector of the tourism industry.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10394/20751
    http://journals.co.za/content/jefs/8/1/EJC170564
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